How to Say ‘A quarter of an hour’ in Spain Spanish
Un cuarto de hora
oon KWAR-toh deh OH-rah
[oon KWAR-toh deh OH-rah]
Phrase Breakdown
Un cuarto
oon KWAR-toh
A quarter
Say 'cuarto' as KWAR-to.
Un cuarto del pastel.
A quarter of the cake.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.
I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.
cuarto
[KWAR-toh]
quarter
Fifteen minutes when telling the time; also means 'room' in other contexts.
Son las dos y cuarto.
It's quarter past two.
de hora
deh OH-rah
of an hour
The 'h' is silent, so the words blend together: 'deORa'.
Media hora o un cuarto de hora.
Half an hour or a quarter of an hour.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
hora
[OH-rah]
hour
'Cuarto de hora' is fifteen minutes.
Tardo una hora.
It takes me an hour.
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